NFL Mandates Each Team Must Have Minority Offensive Coach for 2022 Season
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NFL Mandates Each Team Must Have, Minority Offensive Coach for 2022 Season.
NFL Mandates Each Team Must Have, Minority Offensive Coach for 2022 Season.
'The Guardian' reports that on March 28, the NFL announced that all 32 teams must include a minority assistant on offensive staffs for the 2022 season.
This new mandate falls under the recently-updated Rooney Rule, which
also includes the appointment of women.
This new mandate falls under the recently-updated Rooney Rule, which
also includes the appointment of women.
The choice to focus on representation for minority coaches when it comes to the offensive side of the sport... .
The choice to focus on representation for minority coaches when it comes to the offensive side of the sport... .
... relates to the fact that so many of
the league's current head coaches
have come from offensive jobs. .
In this year's offseason, so far, offensive
coaches have been hired at
a rate two times higher than their
defensive counterparts.
Officials say the league must
do more to promote minority
coaches in the NFL.
Officials say the league must
do more to promote minority
coaches in the NFL.
We recognize we have seen progress on some fronts, , Art Rooney II, chairman of NFL's Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion Committee, as reported by 'The Guardian'.
... but we still have a way
to go on other fronts. , Art Rooney II, chairman of NFL's Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion Committee, as reported by 'The Guardian'.
2020 to 2021 saw a rise in minority coaches in the NFL by 4%.
Mike Tomlin, the Super Bowl-winning coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, has strong opinions about the low amount of minority coaches in the NFL.
I haven’t been in any
discussions and no, I don’t
have a level of confidence that would lead me to believe that things are going to be better, Mike Tomlin, head coach of Pittsburgh Steelers, via 'The Guardian'.
I’m more of a show me guy as opposed to a guy that sits around and talks about things. , Mike Tomlin, head coach of Pittsburgh Steelers, via 'The Guardian'
NFL Mandates Each Team Must Have, Minority Offensive Coach for 2022 Season.
'The Guardian' reports that on March 28, the NFL announced that all 32 teams must include a minority assistant on offensive staffs for the 2022 season.
This new mandate falls under the recently-updated Rooney Rule, which
also includes the appointment of women.
This new mandate falls under the recently-updated Rooney Rule, which
also includes the appointment of women.
The choice to focus on representation for minority coaches when it comes to the offensive side of the sport... .
The choice to focus on representation for minority coaches when it comes to the offensive side of the sport... .
... relates to the fact that so many of
the league's current head coaches
have come from offensive jobs. .
In this year's offseason, so far, offensive
coaches have been hired at
a rate two times higher than their
defensive counterparts.
Officials say the league must
do more to promote minority
coaches in the NFL.
Officials say the league must
do more to promote minority
coaches in the NFL.
We recognize we have seen progress on some fronts, , Art Rooney II, chairman of NFL's Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion Committee, as reported by 'The Guardian'.
... but we still have a way
to go on other fronts. , Art Rooney II, chairman of NFL's Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion Committee, as reported by 'The Guardian'.
2020 to 2021 saw a rise in minority coaches in the NFL by 4%.
Mike Tomlin, the Super Bowl-winning coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, has strong opinions about the low amount of minority coaches in the NFL.
I haven’t been in any
discussions and no, I don’t
have a level of confidence that would lead me to believe that things are going to be better, Mike Tomlin, head coach of Pittsburgh Steelers, via 'The Guardian'.
I’m more of a show me guy as opposed to a guy that sits around and talks about things. , Mike Tomlin, head coach of Pittsburgh Steelers, via 'The Guardian'